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Lymph nodes What is this ?

 
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bunyip
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:23 am    Post subject: Lymph nodes Reply with quote
Hi just a quick questions. If cancer has metastised to the lymph nodes what will they feel like. I seem to have enlarged nodes behind the left collar bone although not very large at all less than 1cm. However I can feel them on the left hand side and not on the right.
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hhmv73a
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:29 am    Post subject: re: Reply with quote
first of all, not all enlarged nodes are caused by cancer. no matter what is the cause, enlarged nodes may cause pain, pressure, discomfort, or no symptoms at all.

you should talk to your physician to find out what is the cause of the enlarged node(s).

good luck,

jay

J. Jay Lu, M.D.
Diplomate, American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology)
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leo
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Lymph nodes Reply with quote
Hello

Usually lymphnodes affected by cancer lose that "rubbery" quality. They become very hard, not necessarily tender. They may also become fixed and no longer mobile.

best regards,
Leo
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bunyip
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Lymph nodes Reply with quote
Thankyou for your responces. I think I wil need to go and have this checked out. It has been enlarged for more that 12 months now but has not enlarged any further since noticed.
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konig30
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:23 am    Post subject: Re: Lymph nodes Reply with quote
It is definately a good idea to have the lump checked out. I failed to have the lump in my neck checked for 8 months and when I finaly was smart enough to go in, I was diagnosed with stage 3-B Hodgkins. It pays to error on the side of caution and get it checked.

I wish you the best. Good luck...
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